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i don't want to put too much on obama any mar than washington. because one man with a magic wand cannot solve all the problems of chicago. but i have a feeling that harold washington would have been vexed by the crime in chicago in a ray that raum and daily may not be. >> well, we didn't have that. while he was mayor, there was demographic reasons and other chns. that would have been a huge issue for him and e he would have been up front on the ak 47 legislation, putting serial numbers on ammunition. and in general, undoing the social problems that led to -- that lead to the -- >> and i also want to believe when i say he is a different kind of negro, i want to believe that his voice resonated in a way that nobody else's voice does in chicago. >> he would have been the primary role model i'm talking about. not only his example but the people that he brought around him. the people that he made, the commissioner and members of his cabinet and heads of his departments where t s were thee that were charging the day, yelling at the mayor to make the ch
i don't want to put too much on obama any mar than washington. because one man with a magic wand cannot solve all the problems of chicago. but i have a feeling that harold washington would have been vexed by the crime in chicago in a ray that raum and daily may not be. >> well, we didn't have that. while he was mayor, there was demographic reasons and other chns. that would have been a huge issue for him and e he would have been up front on the ak 47 legislation, putting serial numbers on...
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unquote. 38% said obama deserved reelection. 38%. but despite that low number, there may be good news for democrats. in a recent gallop poll conducted last week, democrats have caught up to republicans in the generic congressional ballot. when asked whether they would vote for a democratic congressional candidate or a republican congressional candidate in their district, 46% of those polled picked a democratic candidate. this is exactly the same percthose who picked a republican candidate. >> question, will president obama be able to rally voters and save the democrats from a november blowout? pat buchanan. >> no, the democrats will have a major defeat. there's no doubt about it. i will say this, the democrats are in better shape than they were in august when they had that mosque thing, the mosque down there at ground zero and obama has done well in his campaigning. the republicans made a mistake putting out this new contract with america. they broke into their own message and a lot of races, the republicans are slipping in californi
unquote. 38% said obama deserved reelection. 38%. but despite that low number, there may be good news for democrats. in a recent gallop poll conducted last week, democrats have caught up to republicans in the generic congressional ballot. when asked whether they would vote for a democratic congressional candidate or a republican congressional candidate in their district, 46% of those polled picked a democratic candidate. this is exactly the same percthose who picked a republican candidate....
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what can obama do about it? i think knowing cordell west, he would like to see some direct payments. that ain't going to happen. fact of the matter is obama is on the right course, which is a color-blind approach aimed at helping people based on income and opportunity, try to help people across racial lines, knowing that the need is in the black community so the black community will be held. >> amen. the hispanic community lost 66% of its wealth, and the reason is the subprime mortgages wiped these folks out of their prime asset, which was houses. it went down -- look at the states where the subprime disaster hit. california, nevada, arizona, and florida. hispanic communities extremely heavy, then you go around the cities and the point and homes is important. but the white community lost 20,000 dollars per family, john. and i know that's a smaller amount, but everybody is being hammered, and i think clarence is right you ought to try to do policies for everyone. >> more time from this -- can recall [everyone tal
what can obama do about it? i think knowing cordell west, he would like to see some direct payments. that ain't going to happen. fact of the matter is obama is on the right course, which is a color-blind approach aimed at helping people based on income and opportunity, try to help people across racial lines, knowing that the need is in the black community so the black community will be held. >> amen. the hispanic community lost 66% of its wealth, and the reason is the subprime mortgages...
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and obama care. or ten weeks from now will there be a new year's sequel to this month's government shutdown and almost debt default? >> the horse trading is about to begin as it will begin. the irony is now that ted cruz has won. now the republican leadership is going to be in the position to get obama care. paul ryan is obviously going to try to get cuts to medicare, you know, social security and the entitlements. they're going to work to save sequestration. so the republicans are now singing from the pro book that it was previously only backed up by ted cruz singing it. now, the question is if they could get the democrats to make it happen and, you know, i think that there is. >> eleanor? >> ted cruz won in a very small universe, which is the true believer. the republican party has been so tarnished by the events of the last several weeks. and that the remaining moderates, the traditionalists, the establishments, the wall street backers. and they are rising up against ted cruz and the minority of t
and obama care. or ten weeks from now will there be a new year's sequel to this month's government shutdown and almost debt default? >> the horse trading is about to begin as it will begin. the irony is now that ted cruz has won. now the republican leadership is going to be in the position to get obama care. paul ryan is obviously going to try to get cuts to medicare, you know, social security and the entitlements. they're going to work to save sequestration. so the republicans are now...
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here's president obama today. >> there is every reason to get vaccinated. there aren't reasons to not. >> but as a candidate in 2008, seven years ago -- >> and autism i think is a prime candidate where we've seen just a skyrocketing autism rate. nobody knows exactly why. there are some people who are suspicious that it's connected to vaccines. those vaccines are also preventing huge numbers of deaths among children. >> question -- what action, if any, should the government take if a parent refuses to vaccinate a child against a virus like measles? tom rogan? >> well, a child is the responsibility of parents. it's not the responsibility of the state to interfere in the life of the family. but here's the caveat and it's a big one the if a parent is unwilling to vaccinate their child from these things they should be excluded from education and the public arena because as much as government doesn't have the right to enter that domain, nor does it have the responsibility to allow that individual based on that, in any opinion, poor choice, to enter the public spa
here's president obama today. >> there is every reason to get vaccinated. there aren't reasons to not. >> but as a candidate in 2008, seven years ago -- >> and autism i think is a prime candidate where we've seen just a skyrocketing autism rate. nobody knows exactly why. there are some people who are suspicious that it's connected to vaccines. those vaccines are also preventing huge numbers of deaths among children. >> question -- what action, if any, should the...
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let's listen to president obama. >> good evening. tonight i want to talk about the debate we've been having in washington over the national debt, a debate that directly affects the lives of all americans. for the last decade we've spent more money than we've taken in. in the year 2000 the government had a budget surplus. but instead of using it to pay off our debt, the money was spent on trillions of dollars in new tax cuts, while two wars and an expensive prescription drug program were simply added to our nation's credit card. as a result, the deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year i took office. to make matters worse, the reception meant there was less money coming in and required us to spend even more on tax cuts for middle class families to spur the economy, on unemployment insurance, on aid to states so we could prevent more firefighters and police officers from being laid off. these emergency steps also added to the deficit. now, every family knows a little credit card debt is manageable. but if we stay on the current
let's listen to president obama. >> good evening. tonight i want to talk about the debate we've been having in washington over the national debt, a debate that directly affects the lives of all americans. for the last decade we've spent more money than we've taken in. in the year 2000 the government had a budget surplus. but instead of using it to pay off our debt, the money was spent on trillions of dollars in new tax cuts, while two wars and an expensive prescription drug program were...
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this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the imperative was that barack obama is all about rhetoric, no substance. i think the speech was more workmanlike than soaring rhetoric. i think it was sober. i think it was down to earth. i think it was totally appropriate. and he's building on the policies that he's put in place. i think his speech was probably informed by knowledge of the weak job numbers that were going to come out. i thought he made his case that americans need to be patient, that he, nor bill clinton, nor george washington or abe lincoln or any of the other luminaries who occupied that office could have repaired this economy in the time that he had. i think that he's made that case, and he and all t
this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the imperative was that barack obama is all about...
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obama exhausts organized labor. he fumes at republican opponents and their alleged negativism. >> yes, we can. remember that was our slogan? their slogan is, no we can't. [ laughter ] nope, no. no. >> 50 days to go in the name of the game is blame. blame the opponent. keep the focus on him. for the incumbent president, the strategy is offensive. blast the republicans. the party of no. >> when it comes to just about everything we've done to strengthen our middle class, to rebuild our economy, almost every republican in congress says no. >> as a punitive positive yes merger, embraced by the democrats, mr. obama calls for $50 billion of new spending. infrastructure on roads, bridges, runways, but spread over many years and fully paid for, but how the $50 billion would be produced was not explained. this was not a stimulous proposal and chance of passing congress seemed to be minus zero. on thursday, the president called for other money measures, including investment tax credits, emphasizing restriction development, the
obama exhausts organized labor. he fumes at republican opponents and their alleged negativism. >> yes, we can. remember that was our slogan? their slogan is, no we can't. [ laughter ] nope, no. no. >> 50 days to go in the name of the game is blame. blame the opponent. keep the focus on him. for the incumbent president, the strategy is offensive. blast the republicans. the party of no. >> when it comes to just about everything we've done to strengthen our middle class, to...
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we went with obama care. the president himself refers to obama care. we went with obama care so people could find it. >> got it. you can find that on kqed.org. thanks to you and thanks for all of you for being here tonight. >>> finally tonight, the california coast is renowned for its beauty, but much of that may have been lost if it weren't for a group of dedicated citizens whose stories are told in the documentary "rebels with a cause." we'll hear from the filmmakers' after this clip. >> how did they do it? between the 1950s and the 1970s when california was the nation's fastest growing state and cities were gobbling up nearby forest and fields, ordinary people in the san francisco bay area saved a vast stretch of coastline north of the golden gate bridge for parks and farms. their effort fostered a national movement to protect open spaces where people can live. >> nancy kelly and kenji amtrakamoto, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> it's about ordinary citizen who led the drive preserve space in the 1950s. what was california like th
we went with obama care. the president himself refers to obama care. we went with obama care so people could find it. >> got it. you can find that on kqed.org. thanks to you and thanks for all of you for being here tonight. >>> finally tonight, the california coast is renowned for its beauty, but much of that may have been lost if it weren't for a group of dedicated citizens whose stories are told in the documentary "rebels with a cause." we'll hear from the filmmakers'...
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and if so what should president obama do? mort zuckerman. >> i think the president should not cut the support for the military in egypt. they are our most important ally, and it's the most important country in the middle east, and we will lose the support of a lot of our other friends if we walk away from egypt. they have done a tremendous amount of work with and for the united states. this is dramatically in our interest, even though we disagree with what they're doing. but comparing the military to the muslim brotherhood we're coming out way ahead in terms of our interest and the quality of government. >> there's another angle there. remember what eisenhower said? beware the military industrial complex. he's talking about the complex over here. we make all the munitions that that billion and a quarter is buying, correct? >> correct. >> so this affects american business. does that give another turn to this wheel of decision making that obama is operating? >> you can look at that way but egypt has been our most important ally
and if so what should president obama do? mort zuckerman. >> i think the president should not cut the support for the military in egypt. they are our most important ally, and it's the most important country in the middle east, and we will lose the support of a lot of our other friends if we walk away from egypt. they have done a tremendous amount of work with and for the united states. this is dramatically in our interest, even though we disagree with what they're doing. but comparing the...
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kqed.org/obama care. it will walk you through the health law, and you can also look it up if you are an immigrant, if you already have insurance, what it means to you. i want to talk a minute about the political ram ficks here too. is there a lot of political fallout from this, because we saw in the congressional hearing this week a lot of finger-pointing by republicans now. they're really pouncing on this. in fact, some are calling for cathleen sabilius's resignation. >> it's not just the republicans who are finger-pointing too. there are some pretty stiff language coming from some of the democrats in that hearing as well, and ann eshu from silicon valley wanted to know why the system was not prepared for this tremendous volume of hits it was going to get. she said amazon and ebay don't crash the week before christmas, and pro flowers does not crash on valentine's day. the private sector has figured out how to handle a lot of web traffic. albeit, that's a much easier transaction that some of these commer
kqed.org/obama care. it will walk you through the health law, and you can also look it up if you are an immigrant, if you already have insurance, what it means to you. i want to talk a minute about the political ram ficks here too. is there a lot of political fallout from this, because we saw in the congressional hearing this week a lot of finger-pointing by republicans now. they're really pouncing on this. in fact, some are calling for cathleen sabilius's resignation. >> it's not just...
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the plan to take that bill up and then strip out the obama care division, send it back to the house and challenge them, the fact that that bill will not be successfully filibustered is a sign the bill will land back in the house's lap right up around the deadline of september. and democratic leaders in the senate are betting at this stage that the house leaders will put that bill on the floor and will extend government funding. we'll see if it plays out that way. we won't know for a few days, but that is how they think right now. >> you know, john that was encouraging because it looked like it would really go down to the wire. there was so much animosity between the houses and both sides of the aisle, i would think it would calm down some of the market volatility. >>> either way, we'll go down to the wire. and even if we avoid a shutdown that is far less of a consequence, the more important is the debt ceiling which is in the middle of october. what we have seen is a two-stage republican strategy, one to de-fund obama care in this bill, then they're going to try to delay the law for a y
the plan to take that bill up and then strip out the obama care division, send it back to the house and challenge them, the fact that that bill will not be successfully filibustered is a sign the bill will land back in the house's lap right up around the deadline of september. and democratic leaders in the senate are betting at this stage that the house leaders will put that bill on the floor and will extend government funding. we'll see if it plays out that way. we won't know for a few days,...
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obama for the perceived slur. he argues mr. obama would never use with lateen, jewish or gay americans. >> would he ever say to our hispanic brothers and sisters on immigration in their concerns, stop gruesome ling? stop crying, stop complaining? did he say to gays and lesbians, top gruesome ling, stop crying no how does he get away with saying this to black folk when he would never form his lips to say that to any other constituency? >> clarence, how do you want to address this? >> well, i think first of all, for those who were in the room at the black caucus, there was a lot of love in the room. while you're going have people saying he shouldn't have said that, blah, blah, blah, still, he had the crowd with him. number two, everybody knows smiley and cornell west have been -- criticism of barack obama since before his re- elections for not being close enough to the liberal progressive agenda they follow. i've known cornell 15, 20 years. i respect all of them. but they have disagreements. >> what do you think of the new york t
obama for the perceived slur. he argues mr. obama would never use with lateen, jewish or gay americans. >> would he ever say to our hispanic brothers and sisters on immigration in their concerns, stop gruesome ling? stop crying, stop complaining? did he say to gays and lesbians, top gruesome ling, stop crying no how does he get away with saying this to black folk when he would never form his lips to say that to any other constituency? >> clarence, how do you want to address this?...
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obama. watchers of this program every night know that i'm not defending president obama. you cannot make any connection end to wall street. to the rich and the lucky and the greedy. obamacare just started and has not kicked in yet. how do you make the argument that it is obamacare and not the greedy wall street banksters. republicans and democrats bail them out. you want to blame obama for this? >> i cannot explain the rationality or the lack of it in the political system. the tea party has not been an anti-wall street movement. they are not calling for tougher regulation. they are not calling for ending too big to fail. it is all cut the budget, cut spending, cut the programs that serve what they see as the undeserving poor. i agree with you that wall street ripped off the country to an extraordinary degree. it has not translated into the political system. i wish i had a good answer for that. tavis: keep on trying. you have not gotten there yet. >> you are absolutely right to raise the question. one of the amazing things, it is not just in this country, conservative part
obama. watchers of this program every night know that i'm not defending president obama. you cannot make any connection end to wall street. to the rich and the lucky and the greedy. obamacare just started and has not kicked in yet. how do you make the argument that it is obamacare and not the greedy wall street banksters. republicans and democrats bail them out. you want to blame obama for this? >> i cannot explain the rationality or the lack of it in the political system. the tea party...
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the obama mission, a 9/11 emergency rescue of obama care after its disastrous october rollout. the tactic, defend and attack. broke out concerning 10 million americans who have health coverage under individual or small group plans. they are getting notice from insurance companies that obama care regulations mean that when it comes to keeping their current plans, no, they can't. white house spokesman is already elastsizing, adding a triple x sized caveat. the canceled plans were substandard and the new mandatory often costlier plans will be better. once the exchange website works, that is. the secretary apologized for the faulty website, but not the mass cancellation. house energy and commerce committee chairman chasing the unrependant subelias. >> a lot of us on this panel that are hearing from angry and confused constituents. : question, if the president's promises were subject to the trade commission, truth in advertising standards, would president obama be guilt of deceptive practices? pat buchanan. >> outlawed the bait and switch, john, that's what this is. before this week
the obama mission, a 9/11 emergency rescue of obama care after its disastrous october rollout. the tactic, defend and attack. broke out concerning 10 million americans who have health coverage under individual or small group plans. they are getting notice from insurance companies that obama care regulations mean that when it comes to keeping their current plans, no, they can't. white house spokesman is already elastsizing, adding a triple x sized caveat. the canceled plans were substandard and...
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here is -- obama was reelected. yet you balance those rings. they still want things to remain the same. is going toat continue, but hopefully we gain enough courage, particularly with young people, learning their history and finding ways a can help us become a unit of americans. tavis: since you mentioned president obama, i can almost medgar to thek podium with you when you were asked to give the invocation at the ceremony we saw around the world at the cemetery. tell me about it eerie at -- tell me about it eerie a. let me start briefly. that was a dream come true for me. after his assassination i was asked to be one of the few females to speak, and i was given a few minutes. i was in boston attempting to get to washington to deliver those few minutes. i could not get through the crowd, and i said for the lost out on, i such a marvelous occasion. little did i know almost 50 years later the president of the united states would ask me to deliver the invocation. as i looked out over that mass of people, i felt no fear. i felt comfort, and i felt
here is -- obama was reelected. yet you balance those rings. they still want things to remain the same. is going toat continue, but hopefully we gain enough courage, particularly with young people, learning their history and finding ways a can help us become a unit of americans. tavis: since you mentioned president obama, i can almost medgar to thek podium with you when you were asked to give the invocation at the ceremony we saw around the world at the cemetery. tell me about it eerie at --...
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>> president obama took his case for immigration reform this week to the border of the texas town of el paso. he laid outs his vision, killing a 21st century immigration system. here are the key building blocks. one, border security. increase the number of guardsmen and immigration agents patrolling border a jays i. more electronic surveillance. two, talent retention. encourage foreign students to stay in the u.s. after graduation and work here. three, citizenship path. motivate illegal aliens to register with the government, pass a background check, pay taxes and penalties and learn english. four, employer accountability. crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. >> businesses have to be held accountable if they exploit undocumented workers. we're going after knowingly exp break the law. >> question, is president obama using immigration as a wedge issue for his presidential re- election campaign to win hispanic voters. >> of course, he's sagging among practice teenso. he needs them for re-election. they're disappointed partly because they're so gullible and beli
>> president obama took his case for immigration reform this week to the border of the texas town of el paso. he laid outs his vision, killing a 21st century immigration system. here are the key building blocks. one, border security. increase the number of guardsmen and immigration agents patrolling border a jays i. more electronic surveillance. two, talent retention. encourage foreign students to stay in the u.s. after graduation and work here. three, citizenship path. motivate illegal...
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there are people who that -- will believe-obama deeply. it is not clear he has a history of bringing in outsiders to overhaul his staff. he has a group that is getting tighter. we will see if they can all change. they will all have to change or bring new people in. tavis: thing we know he will have to do not because of last night, but he is retooling his economic team. what does last night say to the president about how he has to reed tool that economic team? >> he will have to have a different attitude about tax cuts. he hinted at that today. i might be able to come towards the republicans on some tax cut program i was not for before. you get the idea they will all join hands and extend those bush tax cuts. there is a deal to be done with the republicans on that if there is movement about making changes to some spending programs. with the democrats on entitlement programs, a big list. there is potential for that. both sides will have to decide what it is they have to do without. tavis: a few days ago i had jimmy carter. he made a statemen
there are people who that -- will believe-obama deeply. it is not clear he has a history of bringing in outsiders to overhaul his staff. he has a group that is getting tighter. we will see if they can all change. they will all have to change or bring new people in. tavis: thing we know he will have to do not because of last night, but he is retooling his economic team. what does last night say to the president about how he has to reed tool that economic team? >> he will have to have a...
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prident obama wants to stres this is victory. he wanted the st i to make cauring or killing bin laden his topriory. --e co ke capturing or killg bi lden s top priority. >> i thinke can all aee that this is a good day for amica. our cntryas kept its commitment to see that justice was don and te world i safer and a better pce, because of theeathf osama bin laden. >> the fbias chain -- change its most wantedebsites now at osama bin laden has be killed. >> the building that osama b ladenas found in was apparently blt i2005. ere have be queions about ethe he had suprt fro withinhe coury's inlligence services. our pakista correspondent hs this repor >> it was perha a surise ere an it wasnywhere els when t newbroke. american helictersay ha flownndetected ov hundreds ofilesf pakistan. many a ting to digest this. as trucks mov bacand forth from theompod, the pakistandoes not aear to ve been part of the raid. >nobody livi in the ar clo the cpound did not understandhat s happening in their neighborhood. >> there wa massiveoise. we sahelicop
prident obama wants to stres this is victory. he wanted the st i to make cauring or killing bin laden his topriory. --e co ke capturing or killg bi lden s top priority. >> i thinke can all aee that this is a good day for amica. our cntryas kept its commitment to see that justice was don and te world i safer and a better pce, because of theeathf osama bin laden. >> the fbias chain -- change its most wantedebsites now at osama bin laden has be killed. >> the building that osama...
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i understand that president obama will be the first u.s. leader to visit darwin. >> that has a lot of symbolic residents. within a couple of months of pearl harbor, it was bombed by the japanese. they lost many dozens of people in those raids. a moment that will live in infamy as franklin roosevelt called that. the australians have their own japanese attack, they're all on pearl harbor moment. more japanese bombs were dropped than there were on pearl harbor. it was an important moment for australians. a very sensitive moment for the president to go and market that. -- mark it. he has a lot to get through. >> a lot of coverage of that visit here on bbc news. many thanks. let's go back to singapore. >> can the government shake off persistent allegations of war crimes overview -- war crimes? only an international inquiry can address the allegations. the sri lankan government says the issues will be addressed by a report. will this report satisfy the critics of the government? >> how do you reach reconciliation after a terrible war? can truth a
i understand that president obama will be the first u.s. leader to visit darwin. >> that has a lot of symbolic residents. within a couple of months of pearl harbor, it was bombed by the japanese. they lost many dozens of people in those raids. a moment that will live in infamy as franklin roosevelt called that. the australians have their own japanese attack, they're all on pearl harbor moment. more japanese bombs were dropped than there were on pearl harbor. it was an important moment for...
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the sad part is that even when senator obama was campaigning to become president obama, in the summer of 2008, his campaign advisers rode column in the wall street journal that said we will keep the tax collection as a shared national income no higher than during the reagan administration. i was shocked. i sent a note to them, what are you doing? they tell me a few months later that i was the only person that wrote to them that way. i know as an economist, if we don't tax the rich so that we can rebuild schools, so we can rebuild neighborhoods and focus on real infrastructure projects over a decade, we are not going to be able to rebuild. we will not have the skills. we are not going to create good jobs. i was asking, what are you saying? this is how politics plays in america. both parties cater to the rich. that is why when push came to shove, in december to -- in december 2010, the bush era tax cuts were about to expire, 60% of americans were saying let them expire at the top, but that is not what happened. all of a sudden there is a deal between the white house and congress to exte
the sad part is that even when senator obama was campaigning to become president obama, in the summer of 2008, his campaign advisers rode column in the wall street journal that said we will keep the tax collection as a shared national income no higher than during the reagan administration. i was shocked. i sent a note to them, what are you doing? they tell me a few months later that i was the only person that wrote to them that way. i know as an economist, if we don't tax the rich so that we...
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i would argue that obama will one on the basis of his own strength. tavis: let me go forward and then we will go back. the supreme court was forced to make a decision that depending on where you stand, perhaps it was a ruling that would completely gut what is left of campaign finance. if the decision goes in the way many people think it will go -- >> it is good you raise that question. allowingentially wealthy people to give more than ever to candidates. mccutchen would allow those wealthy people in a public way to give more money. but the fact that they are giving that money now through so-called independent expenditures, what the bill would do is systematized and make it more regimented. the truth of the matter is, the barn door is already open. if the mccutchen ruling comes down, it will be that much easier for them to do it, but we should not lie to ourselves. our politicians are dominated by the dollar. it is really just a cleanup after the fight. we lost the fight in citizens united, all the way back to the 1970s. until we begin to address the f
i would argue that obama will one on the basis of his own strength. tavis: let me go forward and then we will go back. the supreme court was forced to make a decision that depending on where you stand, perhaps it was a ruling that would completely gut what is left of campaign finance. if the decision goes in the way many people think it will go -- >> it is good you raise that question. allowingentially wealthy people to give more than ever to candidates. mccutchen would allow those...
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obama was receptive and understood the criticism. he said i have talked to larry and him and they have changed. he really did not want to hear it. tavis: i am not trying to demonize the president, but that almost speaks to a certain level of naive a te. you really believe that in washington, people change their stripes? if your taken with his brilliance, i get that, but if you are running on a platform of hope and change, and we are not the only bright folk in the room, one not bring on some other people and changing the way -- why not bring on some other people and change the way things work? >> one of the things we have to understand about obama is, even though he ran as an insurgent, again the establishment, he is very much and the establishment by himself. when he burst are running for senate in 2003 -- 21st party running for u.s. senate in illinois, he called up the harvard economics department and said, who can you send to advise me on economics? they said you might want to call somebody in illinois. that is how he ended up wit
obama was receptive and understood the criticism. he said i have talked to larry and him and they have changed. he really did not want to hear it. tavis: i am not trying to demonize the president, but that almost speaks to a certain level of naive a te. you really believe that in washington, people change their stripes? if your taken with his brilliance, i get that, but if you are running on a platform of hope and change, and we are not the only bright folk in the room, one not bring on some...
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obama. the president says he himself has been dutifully in washington, fulfilling his duty. >> i've been here. i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here! let's get it done. >> but, mr. obama himself has spent considerable time outside the nation's capital. obama was in brazil on march 19 when he announced his authorization of "limited military action" in libya. for that matter, he has been away from washington for a large part of the this 2 1/2 years as president. according to figures compiled at the end of 2010 by cbs reporter mark knoller, obama's first 23 months in office saw 70 days on foreign trips and 58 days on vacation trips. he's gambled at a pace to present himself as a statesman. above the scramble of something disagreeable called washington. >>> question, with regard to obama's leadership on domestic issues, what hasn't emerges from his issue, what pattern e pledges his first -- >> first of all, i don't think anyone thinks this president is not
obama. the president says he himself has been dutifully in washington, fulfilling his duty. >> i've been here. i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here! let's get it done. >> but, mr. obama himself has spent considerable time outside the nation's capital. obama was in brazil on march 19 when he announced his authorization of "limited military action" in libya. for that matter, he has been away from washington for a large part of the...
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>> we talked about barack obama making this decision of the kill list. what about the young men and women sitting at these joysticks like it is a game making these maneuvers. >> we have one of the pilots in younglm, an extraordinary man who has suffered, because he has realized he has killed innocent people, so in military and traditional warfare you might kill and innocent person, but as brandon told us, in drone warfare you are following him day after day. you're getting to know him and then pushing a button. they are having high instances of posttraumatic stress instances with drone pilots for that reason. tavis: for those who say no war is perfect and then say would you rather drones, whittled mentally save american lives, or do you want boots on the ground? you say what? fax us not the choice. we are not going to invade occupied pakistan. kill morelowing us to because elected officials, administrative officials are saying we can drone over here. that's an easy choice. it's not easy for the people being killed. it's not saving american lives in the l
>> we talked about barack obama making this decision of the kill list. what about the young men and women sitting at these joysticks like it is a game making these maneuvers. >> we have one of the pilots in younglm, an extraordinary man who has suffered, because he has realized he has killed innocent people, so in military and traditional warfare you might kill and innocent person, but as brandon told us, in drone warfare you are following him day after day. you're getting to know...
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bush but basically attacks barack obama blaming obama for any difficulties that we're having. and the point about partisanship really applies in a what larger stage when you look at the people who get invited on the sunday talk shows or whose op-eds appear in the "washington times". in this partisan in this effort to look beyond the bush ver vus obama republican versus democrat to try to understand the larger forces in play to brought us to where we are today. then simply having an argument about whether we should attack with drones or ta tack with manned aircraft. what are those larger forces because robert kagan says world order shows signs of cracking and perhaps even collapsing and that these changes signal a transition into a different world order which the united states should attempt to lead. >> when kagan uses phrases like world order, he's describing something that never really existed except in his own imagination. but again the point is worth reflecting on. kagan believes, many people in washington believe perhaps too many people in the land also believe that the un
bush but basically attacks barack obama blaming obama for any difficulties that we're having. and the point about partisanship really applies in a what larger stage when you look at the people who get invited on the sunday talk shows or whose op-eds appear in the "washington times". in this partisan in this effort to look beyond the bush ver vus obama republican versus democrat to try to understand the larger forces in play to brought us to where we are today. then simply having an...
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it is very difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> barack obama knows that president mubarak is quite angry. he feels a little cheated. it was a stiff conversation between the two of them. coming from press spokespeople and diplomats, you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they do not want to be seen to interfere. they do not want to be seen to force the change of government. that would alarm other allies that have in the region. nor do they want to be seen to prop up somebody who many are calling a dictator. it is difficult. until now, the white house has watched, waited, and world with the situation as it has evolved. i suspect they will do that in the coming days. >> let's crossover to egypt's second largest city, alexandria. mohammed, who do you think will take the place of president mubarak? >> i think the one and only one is someone who has a very good reputation and is one of the best politicians in the whole middle east. some have been taking kind of like those, asking who they will support, elbaradei and two other people?
it is very difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> barack obama knows that president mubarak is quite angry. he feels a little cheated. it was a stiff conversation between the two of them. coming from press spokespeople and diplomats, you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they do not want to be seen to interfere. they do not want to be seen to force the change of government. that would alarm other allies that have in the region. nor...
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>>tavis: president obama defendg his deal. i am pleased to be joined of -- by one of to independence. senator bernie sanders. always an honor. >> good to be with you. tavis: are you buying his been? >> i am not. the president is absolutely right that it is an outrage that our republican colleagues would hold hostage an extension of benefits for 2 million unemployed workers today. that is an outrage. he is right that it is disgraceful that the republicans are holding hostage tax breaks for 90% of the american people in order to get huge tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires. i think where the president is wrong is not understanding of the american people are totally disgusted by this behavior on the part of the republican leadership and are prepared to fight against it. i think what our job right now is is not to reach an agreement, which is unfair to our kids and grandchildren who will be paying higher taxes in order to pay off the debt to give tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires. our job right now is to demand o
>>tavis: president obama defendg his deal. i am pleased to be joined of -- by one of to independence. senator bernie sanders. always an honor. >> good to be with you. tavis: are you buying his been? >> i am not. the president is absolutely right that it is an outrage that our republican colleagues would hold hostage an extension of benefits for 2 million unemployed workers today. that is an outrage. he is right that it is disgraceful that the republicans are holding hostage...
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this was addressed by president obama on his late june trip to germany. as the leader of the free world, mr. obama renewed a call to work towards ridding the world of nuclear bombs. >> i determined that we can ensure the security of america and our allies and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent while reducing deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to 1/3. and i intend to seek negotiated cuts with russia to move beyond cold war nuclear postures. >> this emphasis is where the president has already had so success. in 2010 president obama signed the new start agreement with then russian president limiting the number of deployed warheads it 1550 by the year 2018. three years later president obama chose berlin, the epicenter of the cold war standoff between east and west to propose further cuts, another 1/3. the russian reaction to mr. obama's proposal was restrained "we cannot negotiate with the united states indefinitely on the reduction and limitation of nuclear weapons bilaterally while a number of other countries continue to expand their n
this was addressed by president obama on his late june trip to germany. as the leader of the free world, mr. obama renewed a call to work towards ridding the world of nuclear bombs. >> i determined that we can ensure the security of america and our allies and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent while reducing deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to 1/3. and i intend to seek negotiated cuts with russia to move beyond cold war nuclear postures. >> this emphasis is...
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president obama says president putin does not play by 21st century rules and putin says that obama does not abide by the rules either. who is right and who is wrong? pat buchanan. >> i think president putin and an effective speech, up to 80% approval say you condemn us for holding a referendum in crimea and reclaiming crimea with a single casualty and one death when you americans basically bombed serya for 78 days to rip away the an province of cost aco. the soviet union took the army out of eastern europe and dissolved the pact and we moved nato to central and eastern europe to the former soviet republics and tried toably in ukraine and georgia, he is saying get out of our face and space and that's why the whole kremlin got up and cheered and applaud and wept. >> he is at 85% approval because he shut down any voices of opposition in the media. they call themselves a democracy but it is not. it is a rubber stamp legislature. if that is the kind of country you aspire to, pat, we can set rules at the top and have no opposition. this is a selective reading of history but i am not unsympath
president obama says president putin does not play by 21st century rules and putin says that obama does not abide by the rules either. who is right and who is wrong? pat buchanan. >> i think president putin and an effective speech, up to 80% approval say you condemn us for holding a referendum in crimea and reclaiming crimea with a single casualty and one death when you americans basically bombed serya for 78 days to rip away the an province of cost aco. the soviet union took the army out...
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tavis: you are not anti-obama? there are those who think fox is anti-obama. >> you get the sense -- when this interview goes on fox, we are going off on him. i cannot tell you how many times i said, "who do you watch?" they say, "i would not give the benefit of the doubt of watching it. these guys i disagree with, i watch once in awhile to see if i still disagree with them. as far as obama goes, i am telling you it mean something to me that the cat is as charismatic as that and has never treated -- never cheated on his old lady. in a 24-7 news cycle we live in, where everything is out in the open, you know if he had run around we would have found out about it. i like the way he is with his wife, his kids. he seems like a sweet man. he has acquitted the war on terror more than i thought i had. he has held true to the blueprint. i do not dig the spending. we are spending crazy amounts of money. i do not care who is in there. i would not agree with the spending that much. we have to stop spending for a little bit. tav
tavis: you are not anti-obama? there are those who think fox is anti-obama. >> you get the sense -- when this interview goes on fox, we are going off on him. i cannot tell you how many times i said, "who do you watch?" they say, "i would not give the benefit of the doubt of watching it. these guys i disagree with, i watch once in awhile to see if i still disagree with them. as far as obama goes, i am telling you it mean something to me that the cat is as charismatic as that...
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>> i think obama did well within egypt, okay? but in terms of the rest of the arab world, they think the united states abandoned their longest and most sure ally of 30 years! and to use a phrase that was used by a high official in saudi arabia, they said, he back-stabbed your best ally! and this does not go well in that part of the world. it doesn't mean we can't repair it. but that's a serious issue. >> huge! no you'll over the press there. >> and the alternative is on the wrong side of history. >> no, it's not the only alternative. >> he nudged mubarak appropriately, againstly in public, and i presume more aggressively behind the scenes. when mubarak was thought to reside and did a reversal, and the president came out with a statement saying he didn't think the transition was meaningful and sustainable, i think that might have had a little something to do with the mubarak understanding how the speech that he had given had completely backfired. >> the answer is, it was >>> issue work to the hustler. president barack obama is hus
>> i think obama did well within egypt, okay? but in terms of the rest of the arab world, they think the united states abandoned their longest and most sure ally of 30 years! and to use a phrase that was used by a high official in saudi arabia, they said, he back-stabbed your best ally! and this does not go well in that part of the world. it doesn't mean we can't repair it. but that's a serious issue. >> huge! no you'll over the press there. >> and the alternative is on the...
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that is bad for obama. >> no, he didn't. >> it is disastrous for obama. and the country. >> i mean historically. it is bad for him. he has a second term. >> john, we're running a trillion dollar deficit every year. and they haven't cut spending at all. >> how bad is that for obama to have run up that kind of a national debt? >> it is very bad for the country. therefore, i assume it is going to be seen as bad for the president. but there is a note that -- >> 5 trillion. >> or 16 trillion. >> look at over 200 years to develop a deficit of, a debt of $200 trillion. we did $5 trillion in the last four years. >> we have an economy that still needs short-term stimulus. we do have the long-term cuts. cut the debt. and the voters -- >> no. >> and the voters trust this president to protect their interests as opposed to the republicans on capitol hill. >> you have 15 secondses max to close this off. what do you want to say? >> i think nobody can really trust obama. that he doesn't get along well with anybody. personally, i think he gets along well with his wife and
that is bad for obama. >> no, he didn't. >> it is disastrous for obama. and the country. >> i mean historically. it is bad for him. he has a second term. >> john, we're running a trillion dollar deficit every year. and they haven't cut spending at all. >> how bad is that for obama to have run up that kind of a national debt? >> it is very bad for the country. therefore, i assume it is going to be seen as bad for the president. but there is a note that --...
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there will be income strength and subsidies under obama care, and as a trade for that, democrats are going to get something labor unions have asked for, which is the delay in insurance tax, which labor unions complain hit their taxes too hard. >> hi, john, it sounds like some of the main issues that were on the table in the beginning have been pushed off. this is all about pushing all the problems down the line. is this what it has come down to? there is no credible plan about getting long-term spending under control, right? >> well, the plan susie is to commence negotiations. you know, this is a stop gap first to reopen the government, second to remove the threat of a debt default. but it is in the service of creating a budget negotiation between the house and senate, accelerating one that was stalled earlier in the year. but yes, the assumption on all sides is that they negotiate some sort of deal, big or small, that relieves part of the sequester, but substitutes longer term entitlement savings. and the longer question is whether it is a small deal and whether there is revenue tha
there will be income strength and subsidies under obama care, and as a trade for that, democrats are going to get something labor unions have asked for, which is the delay in insurance tax, which labor unions complain hit their taxes too hard. >> hi, john, it sounds like some of the main issues that were on the table in the beginning have been pushed off. this is all about pushing all the problems down the line. is this what it has come down to? there is no credible plan about getting...
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what does it say that obama, president obama accepted an invitation and not an invitation -- and he got many of them from any ivy league college. >> well, you know, i don't know what that says. i think he wanted to go down to talk to those young black males. that was one of the most inspirational best speeches i heard obama deliver. it had humor in it. it had everything in it about his past and about what these kids could do and what they got for their future. it was a phenomenal, in my judgment, speech at a commencement. >> yeah, people -- it's a 32- minute speech. and -- it's a message that only he could give and speaking to this audience, he said no excuses. if you look at your fore bearers, people survivedded worse than what you have encountered and will encounter. then he talked about being raised by a heroic mother and grandparents who did everything for him but how much he missed the father in his family. this is a message -- he's delivered it before -- but it's very compelling today. and he also spoke at the commissioning at the naval academy that raised the subject of sexual as
what does it say that obama, president obama accepted an invitation and not an invitation -- and he got many of them from any ivy league college. >> well, you know, i don't know what that says. i think he wanted to go down to talk to those young black males. that was one of the most inspirational best speeches i heard obama deliver. it had humor in it. it had everything in it about his past and about what these kids could do and what they got for their future. it was a phenomenal, in my...
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obama says no. i will give you another one. number five, obama wants new stimulus money, the g.o.p. says no. >> okay, which one, what do you want me to address? >> i want to know whether those are all resolvable before the new year? >> yes, this re resolvable. on the debt limit, it was a republican idea when president bush was in the power to raise the debt limit, which is to pay bills that have already been accrued, and that the congress could override it. the congress could object. and mitch mcconnell put that bill forward on the floor this week, thinking he was going to embarrass democratic leader reed, and reed said let's go ahead and vote. it and so then mcconnell filibustered his own bill because he got afraid the democrats had the votes for it. so that's the kind of maneuvering that is going on. childish. >> yes, childish. very childish. former republican majority leader trent lott told cnn's anderson cooper how he had a working relationship with his democratic counterpart tom daschle. the two did something called compromise. a concept that facilitates law foreign in today's
obama says no. i will give you another one. number five, obama wants new stimulus money, the g.o.p. says no. >> okay, which one, what do you want me to address? >> i want to know whether those are all resolvable before the new year? >> yes, this re resolvable. on the debt limit, it was a republican idea when president bush was in the power to raise the debt limit, which is to pay bills that have already been accrued, and that the congress could override it. the congress could...
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. >> $4 trillion that's the size of the budget president obama proposes. what he wants to spend, who he wants to tax, and whether his plan has a snowball's chance on capitol hill. >>> months into the slowdown at the nation's busiest ports, we have exclusive access inside to see what's really going on. all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for monday february 2nd. >>> good evening, everyone. a dramatic finish on wall street today. stocks rallied into the close to start the month of february exactly where january left off. with big swings and triple-digit moves. for much of the day the focus was on energy. the third consecutive day of gains, tacking on 11% in that period its best three-day gain since july of 2012. some of the late day gain attributed to hopes overseas. the s&p rose 25. as for crude, prices near $50 a barrel settling at $49.57. brent was also higher. energy companies rallied alongside those increase in oil prices makesing exxon mobile and chevron the best two stocks in the dow jones industrial average. exxon mobil was the lat
. >> $4 trillion that's the size of the budget president obama proposes. what he wants to spend, who he wants to tax, and whether his plan has a snowball's chance on capitol hill. >>> months into the slowdown at the nation's busiest ports, we have exclusive access inside to see what's really going on. all that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for monday february 2nd. >>> good evening, everyone. a dramatic finish on wall street today. stocks rallied...
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not the case with president obama right now. what the make of the politics of republican and democrat in washington today? >> it is abominable. it is a disgrace to a great democracy to see what is happening in our country. the main reason has been the enormous infusion of high quantities of money to campaigns -- governors, congress, the president, in the u.s. senate. now, with the newcomers to the supreme court ruling, secret money can come in on an unlimited level from corporations. and that distorts the political situation of our country tremendously. most of that money is spent on negative advertising. it is tearing down the character and reputation of your opponent. it works, although most of america things we do not like negative advertising. by the time the election is over, states are divided up, red and blue states, and when people get to washington, the democrats despise the republicans and vice versa. obama has suffered more than any president has suffered in history in not having any support from the other side, even
not the case with president obama right now. what the make of the politics of republican and democrat in washington today? >> it is abominable. it is a disgrace to a great democracy to see what is happening in our country. the main reason has been the enormous infusion of high quantities of money to campaigns -- governors, congress, the president, in the u.s. senate. now, with the newcomers to the supreme court ruling, secret money can come in on an unlimited level from corporations. and...
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i want to make a concrete suggestion to president obama. if we can get ahold of that kind of money, that is the best preventive medicine i know of to rescue children from hereditary poverty, and that is to give them rich, exciting, and enticing development dolton preschool starting when they are two years old. who -- developmental preschool starting when they are two years old. i am sick of people -- i will not say who, but one member of congress mentioned to me there is no proof of headstart networks. -- that headstart works. afgani kindergarten teacher in america -- ask any kindergarten teacher in america, and you will find out if it works. every first grade teacher knows right away. the crime today is even with a modest increase, more than half the core of eligible children in this country do not even get a single year of anything at all resembling real preschool education. i happen to know what the rich get for their children, because i grew up in privilege. they cannot fool me. they tell me. they do not think i will tell you, but i wil
i want to make a concrete suggestion to president obama. if we can get ahold of that kind of money, that is the best preventive medicine i know of to rescue children from hereditary poverty, and that is to give them rich, exciting, and enticing development dolton preschool starting when they are two years old. who -- developmental preschool starting when they are two years old. i am sick of people -- i will not say who, but one member of congress mentioned to me there is no proof of headstart...
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obama care was bad policy yesterday, it's bad policy today. obamacare was bad law yesterday, it's bad law today. let me tell you why i say that. obamacare raises taxes on the american people by approximately $500 billion. obamacare cuts medicare, cuts medicare by approximately $500 billion. and even with those cuts, and tax increases, obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt and pushes those obligations on the coming generations. >> mr. romney also said obamacare means 20 million americans will lose the coverage they like. obamacare is a job killer. obamacare makes the government too big, too intrusive. >> if we want to get have to replace president obama. >> question. rate romney's reaction. did it have merit, or was it rhetoric? james? >> he's certainly right on the fact at least immediately if you want to replace obamacare. it's not going to happen in ngress now unless he's elected and gets a republican senate, a republican house, then could it possibly be repealed. i wish he would have taken the opportunity to talk
obama care was bad policy yesterday, it's bad policy today. obamacare was bad law yesterday, it's bad law today. let me tell you why i say that. obamacare raises taxes on the american people by approximately $500 billion. obamacare cuts medicare, cuts medicare by approximately $500 billion. and even with those cuts, and tax increases, obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt and pushes those obligations on the coming generations. >> mr. romney also said obamacare...
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obama, many believe. jewish voter in the turner district, traditionally democratic overwhelmingly disapprove of fellow democrat brohm. they particularly are offended by what they see as bad policies and antiisrael rhetoric and get this. former new york city mayor ed koch, a die -- a dyed in the wool democrat crossed party lines and supported republican turner. >> president obama is a nice guy and i helped elect him and all those things. he threw us under the bus. >>> koch sees the win as proof positive of president obama's mishandling of the united states -- israel relationship. >> question is ed koch right? has president obama thrown israel under the bus? >> pat buchanan and no he hasn't. he has been critical of netanyahu. netanyahu does not like obama and he moves very close to the republicans. but in this district, not only ed koch an orthodox jewish community there and new york daily post and news endorsed turner. this is really in a way an antiobama vote, i think. really sending him a message out the
obama, many believe. jewish voter in the turner district, traditionally democratic overwhelmingly disapprove of fellow democrat brohm. they particularly are offended by what they see as bad policies and antiisrael rhetoric and get this. former new york city mayor ed koch, a die -- a dyed in the wool democrat crossed party lines and supported republican turner. >> president obama is a nice guy and i helped elect him and all those things. he threw us under the bus. >>> koch sees...
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it was left out. >> why, because that is -- that is obama's sacred cow? >> well, he's got a few sacred cows, but that's one of them. >> eleanor. >> first of all 178 republicans voted for sequester. john boehner said he was very happy. he got 91% of what he wanted. the impasse here is that the republicans don't want to give anything in new revenue, and the public is with the president, that you can't have a deal which only relies on spending cuts when you have an economy where the recovery is fragile. it's the last thing we should be doing. and in terms of healthcare, "time" magazine has a terrific cover this week about medical bills, and, you know, the president doesn't have control over all of those things, and the big hero in the "time" magazine cover story is medicare, which is actually doing a very good job in controlling healthcare spendingyet more sequester grief. >> the u.s. travel association and congressional staff aids concur that with the budget sequester, one hour will be added to security wait at the nation's biggest and busiest airports. and
it was left out. >> why, because that is -- that is obama's sacred cow? >> well, he's got a few sacred cows, but that's one of them. >> eleanor. >> first of all 178 republicans voted for sequester. john boehner said he was very happy. he got 91% of what he wanted. the impasse here is that the republicans don't want to give anything in new revenue, and the public is with the president, that you can't have a deal which only relies on spending cuts when you have an economy...
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bill has been tapped by barack obama to nominate barack obama at the democratic national convention four and a half weeks from now in charlotte, north carolina. president clinton delivers the prime time address september 5, one night before president obama himself takes the stage to accept his party nomination for a second presidential term. now the nominate ago dress at party conventions is a role usually reserved for the vice president. instead, this year, vapor joe biden will speak the same night as president obama. immediately preceding the obama acceptance speech. so why bill clinton at all? answer. because bill clinton is popular. 66%, a consensus of americans, think highly of bill clinton. democrats apparently believe that clinton's nomination of obama will remind them of what they enjoyed during clinton's presidency. relative peace and prosperity. clinton also has a special rapport with white, moderate blue collar voters a demographic that clinton, himself, hails from and one that mr. s, what shall we say, underemphasized? >> let me get this straight now. obama is going to ride o
bill has been tapped by barack obama to nominate barack obama at the democratic national convention four and a half weeks from now in charlotte, north carolina. president clinton delivers the prime time address september 5, one night before president obama himself takes the stage to accept his party nomination for a second presidential term. now the nominate ago dress at party conventions is a role usually reserved for the vice president. instead, this year, vapor joe biden will speak the same...
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for over two decades, the sharpest >>> issue one, obama comes out! >> i've always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly and equally, and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth. but i have to tell you that over the course of several years, as i talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed monogomous relationships, same sex relationships, raising kids together -- when i think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that "don't ask, don't tell" is gone, because they're not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point i've just concluded that for me perjurily, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same sexes couples should be able to get married. >> president obama has become the first sitting president to say that gay
for over two decades, the sharpest >>> issue one, obama comes out! >> i've always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly and equally, and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth. but i have to tell you that over the course of several years, as i talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who...
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wade than would barack obama. i think that it is cl r, however, that he would not do anything to outlaw abortion in r casesf rape, incest or life of the mother being endangered. i think we know that from the exchanges to date. and so you can say he's had more positions across time, and his position -- you can mark different points in thf calendar across his life. >> i do think that the public, by and large, perceives the fact that he has made more 180 degree turns than a whirling dervish. i read this comment online at "the washington post," a reader who said that, "romney has thrown limbaugh, rick perry, allen west and all the other tea party people under a freight train by essentially saying he would govern as president obama governs." that's what he, in effect, he said this past last debate. what about tha >> why would anyone believe that? y , he said that and yes he did it to convey the impression that the old mitt romney from the primaries was just something he had to do to appease his tea party base. d why sh
wade than would barack obama. i think that it is cl r, however, that he would not do anything to outlaw abortion in r casesf rape, incest or life of the mother being endangered. i think we know that from the exchanges to date. and so you can say he's had more positions across time, and his position -- you can mark different points in thf calendar across his life. >> i do think that the public, by and large, perceives the fact that he has made more 180 degree turns than a whirling dervish....
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he writes memos that really guy obama. what happens here is that he is a senior adviser to the president. he is not the chief of staff, he was offered the job. he sees what has happened over the past year and he steps up. he writes a memo which is in the book where he really lays out a blueprint for how the president could take back control of the white house. one of the things in that memo, which any reporter should be following up on, is a couple of items where he talks about, specifically to the treasury department, when they disagree with what the president has decided, they tend to slow walk it. in this is a memo, not something with fiery language. essentially what that means is that if treasury does not think the president does not make the right decision, they either ignore, spin, slow. tim geithner has come out and the night that -- and denied that. >> this is crucial to this book's construction. i called tim geithner and i talked about these issues. what are other examples where the treasury department not carry f
he writes memos that really guy obama. what happens here is that he is a senior adviser to the president. he is not the chief of staff, he was offered the job. he sees what has happened over the past year and he steps up. he writes a memo which is in the book where he really lays out a blueprint for how the president could take back control of the white house. one of the things in that memo, which any reporter should be following up on, is a couple of items where he talks about, specifically to...
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president obama? michelle. >> we have seen michelle obama and the vice president's wife going out constantly talking to us about the importance of how we deal with military families. we have so many people coming back from afghanistan, iraq, and other areas around the world with all kinds of issues. whether they be psychological, physical issues, mental health issues, that need to be dealt with properly, and this is important for the obama administration because this is his secretary who said i'm going to change the culture of the v.a. from top to bottom and as mort said, he failed miserably. he has served the country honorably, but this is a very, very serious issue. no one should have to wait months for medical treatment. particularly after coming home from serving your country. >> and politically, it will play into the narrative of the administration's incompetence, coming on the heels of the healthcare.gov disaster. but this is a problem indeemic, not just to the v.a., but to single payer type hea
president obama? michelle. >> we have seen michelle obama and the vice president's wife going out constantly talking to us about the importance of how we deal with military families. we have so many people coming back from afghanistan, iraq, and other areas around the world with all kinds of issues. whether they be psychological, physical issues, mental health issues, that need to be dealt with properly, and this is important for the obama administration because this is his secretary who...
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obama is raising money as fast from wall street as mr. romney is, if he turns out to be the nominee. if they are both old and to wall street, and a matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? -- no matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? >> i want to see a discussion moved past the leaders. whoever we are talking about. we took a huge leap in the last few months. when we had for the first time -- not the first time, i should say. it happened before in the women's movement. but a leaderless movement. a proud and leaderless movement. what does that mean? was that crazy? was that not? -- next? no, that meant everybody becomes a leader. we have discovered something in the last few months, which is much bigger than any individual, leader or otherwise, and that is, the power of solidarity. people working together. you are not going to defend your house against a sheriff or a banker when foreclosure time comes all by yourself with a shotgun. that is when you need hundreds of people that is when you need scor
obama is raising money as fast from wall street as mr. romney is, if he turns out to be the nominee. if they are both old and to wall street, and a matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? -- no matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? >> i want to see a discussion moved past the leaders. whoever we are talking about. we took a huge leap in the last few months. when we had for the first time -- not the first time, i should say. it happened before in...